Peever Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Peever Surname Definition:

Belonging to Peever or Peover (Chesh.), anciently Pevre.

Peover is on the river of the same name; but the river-name is prob. taken from the village-name. The second element can hardly be the Old English ófer, a river-bank, as the form of the name with -over is late.

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Peever Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,2361:29,8103,906
England1661:335,65124,624
Australia1291:209,26920,284
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Wales221:140,66110,115
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Peever Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Belonging to Peever or Peover (Chesh.), anciently Pevre.

Peover is on the river of the same name; but the river-name is prob. taken from the village-name. The second element can hardly be the Old English ófer, a river-bank, as the form of the name with -over is late. The name has the appearance of having lost a local suffix; and it may, in fact, be the Peverwich of a Latin charter of King Eadgar (a.d. 966: ‘Cart. Sax.’ No. 1175), where Pever is prob. a pers. name allied to the Ger. Pfeifer = Piper [from O.H.Ger. pfifa, an early borrowing from Latin pipa, a pipe (Latin pipare, to pipe); whence also Ital. píva, a pipe, and prob. the Norman name, Pever-el] John de Pevre.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.' Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

John Pever.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1445.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peever Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peever Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Peever is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peever? popularity and diffusion

Peever is the 236,504th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,289,315 people. The last name Peever occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Peever live; 79 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 1,236 people, or 1 in 29,810. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 55 percent reside, British Columbia, where 16 percent reside and Saskatchewan, where 13 percent reside. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Peever Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peever has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Peever surname grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peever Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peever surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peever earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.72% less than the national average, earning $48,331 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pever912,739/
Peeve912/
Peetvere869/
Pevere83908/
Peevey83586/
Pevear83185/
Peaver8337/
Peevee8313/
Peeves839/
Pevert833/
Peyver833/
Piever832/
Pevier831/
Peeved831/
Peevie831/
Peveer831/
Peuver831/
Peevez831/
Poever830/
Peve801,462/
Pevr804/
Pejaver7734/
Paeveer7728/
Peivert775/
Peavier774/
Peyvert771/
Peivier770/
Pfeiver770/
Peavere770/
Peeva736,177/
Pewee735,083/
Paver731,788/
Peevy731,199/
Pevey731,116/
Pover731,029/
Peves73929/
Piver73617/
Pieve73452/
Pevez73216/
Pevet73185/
Pevee7335/
Peyve7332/
Pesve7323/
Peewe7321/
Pewer7318/
Peebe7316/
Peber7313/
Pfeve739/
Pyver738/
Pebee731/
Pheve731/
Píver731/
Pevei731/
Peavr731/
Peave730/
Peeue730/
Pejavear713/
Peavey672,639/
Pieber671,635/
Pivert671,069/
Pavier67851/
Pemper67440/
Paveer67357/
Pevets67306/
Pivier67154/
Peewee67106/
Paaver6757/
Peshve6730/
Pewert6722/
Pauver6718/
Payver6718/
Pevetz6711/
Pebere677/
Piverd677/
Pebert674/
Petber674/
Pouver674/
Peveez673/
Peaves672/
Povier672/
Peyveh672/
Pévere672/
Povear672/
Pheber671/
Peavea671/
Pebeherth671/
Pysver671/
Peswer671/
Piveer671/
Peveas671/
Peawee671/
Peweey671/
Peewue671/
Pewuee671/
Paiver671/
Paweer671/
Pevecz671/
Pewere671/
Pieveu671/
Peavez671/
Paveir670/
Phewer670/
Pfaver670/
Pevest670/
Pitver670/
Pievie670/
Peivey670/
Peweur670/
Pievey670/
Pavear670/
Phaver670/
Peebee670/
Poweer670/
Peiber670/
Peebey670/

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